Bed frame



Nov. 25, 1930.

B; M. FRANK BED FRAME Filed Aug. 8. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORN EY Nov. 25. 1930. B. M.. FRANK 1,782,938

v Filed Aug. 8. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTR ATTORNEY `Patented Nov. 25, 1930s:Y i

QUNITEDSTATES v `BENJrAJSa'IN MQ FnANx,.,oE NEW Yonx, N.' Y.,` y y i f :10.,` 1Nc.,:`oF BRooKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION oFVNEw Yom:

\ i ing `bed frame adapted for use with bed structhe main couch onbedwstructure.

AssIeNon 'ro `GREENE(rNfr METALLIC iaEn YBEI) FRAME?,

` ppliction ld `August "8l,"

`Thepresent invention relatesto a supporti ture proper to constitutera sofa or couch day bed," and an `objectoi` the invention is to provide simple and eicient means `f or.deta`ch ably connecting theendsand backoi'such" a frame` sjthat theyfmay` readily be assembled or `taken apart andrhandled separately from Another` object off the invention is to pro-` vide `novel connecting means such fthatby lowering `theback ofthe 'frame intoupositionv relative to theendsit will be connected there-` with and "supported thereby and y may be locked; thereto tion.1 M

gfflheseibeing among objects of -the pres-A ent 1 invention,` the `same .f consists `of certain drawings illustratin features 'of construction andcombinations of* parts'to be hereinafter" described and then claimed with reference to lthe accompanying l ga preferred formofthe invention, in whichz 1 n @y ,iVFg. 1 is av front elevation,- partlyin section along the line `1-1 of Fig.` 3, of thesides and i back of thevframe in `assembled relation and i carrying thefbedproper; r w n n n Fgris afragmentary plan (View, partlyl in'section-takenon the line'2"2 of Fig. 1;" Fig Sis alsectionalnview taken along 'thelineBV-f of Fig. 1; 'i i n 'y y Fig.A 4 's a" 'fragmentary view illustrating T i n innperspectiveandi'in separated relation a`d-` y j acentyledge' portions of theubacki and of fan endgand y y l Fig.` 5 is a vfragmentaryl view, in elevation, of the right hand end ofthe frame,part,of the `endY being broken away to show g-a dowel` which extends n froma projecting portionofthefback down Ainto-a corresponding socket in A the; end, andthe edgefof the back behindt-he rear post of the end being shown `in i dotted i v Referring to the louter porting frame `includes-aV back 10 having a top[bar11,-a bott-'om `bar 12 and `end mem-j b ers or A-uprightslflconnecting' the corref sponding ends of the top 'andbottom-ibars;

\ and framelvendsfleach comprisingla top bar 15, a `lower bar 16, a frontupright or post` movement ofthe frame along to prevent accidental separar..

1929.1 serial No. 384,2si.

17rto which the frontA ends ofthe bars 15,` `and 16 are secured, and arear upright or post 18 toA which the rear ends ofthe bars`1`5" and 16are secured. The backlO is supported byffthe `frame ends-114 and Tpreferably the@y back 10 which render iteasy `toseparate or` i assemble these parts, the construction ofthe rear posts 18,V of the endmembers 13 ofthe` back 10 and the-means `foriattaching theend members 13 to theback 10 is `of, importance. Details ofzthe parts to thefront, are shown clearly in Figs. 3, 4

and `5 and,- in viewofthe fact that the con-iv struction is in general the same at both ends` of the frame, it will be suficient for all practical. purposes to confine the description of the connections tothe structure shown in these figures.

As shown in Figs.

at the rear corner and `left end of the frame, looking .fromtthelback News@ 4 andl v5," thezrear post y 18 `is provided at its rear with an upwardly i v facing supporting portion 20` of which the"` [top is inthe;` Jform of a shoulderQl projecting rearwardly `below the upper endof .a part 22 atthe front of the post.` I:The upper part 22isfattached1at-its upper-,end to the rear end of the top bar 15 and,as here shown,

both of these parts are inclined outwardly togive the desired lines and shape at the end ofthe frame. Preferably, and ashere shown,

Vit `is desirable tomale the upper part 22 in a separate `piece and secure `it permanently to the main bodygof` the' post in any suitable i manner. The upright part 22,5 is; preferablyy made separateffromthe,post-18 andlis dow-`- eled andglued `in a recess 18"? in the post. The recess 18"*` provides a shoulder 18"- in abutting .relation with thelower end of `up-` right `part 22. i n,

The left end member 74)oftheg i back 10 is provided with adownwardlgyfacing, portion 23 formingat its lower edge a shoulder 2a to rest on the shoulder 21 on the adjacent post 18. To prevent the shoulder Q4 from slipping olf the shoulder 21, the down wardly facing portion 28 is provided with a 3 dowel 25 projecting from the shoulder 24e in position to enter a recess or socket 26 formed in the upwardly facing supporting portion 2O with iti-e outer end suitably positioned at the surface of the shoulder 21. It should be noted that the upper part of the end member 13 of the baclnconstituting the downwardly facing portion 23, is shaped at its outer side to conform with the shape of the upper end or part of the adjacent post 18; and also that there is provided, as shown in Fig. 1, a narrow space between the'front face of'the portion 23 of the end member 13 and the rear face of the upper end Q2 of the rear post 18, to accommodate upholstery material on said parts. lt should be understood that the arrangement of the dowel and socket may be reversed and that any other suitable means may be used in place thereof.

Obviously the `back 10 should have .addr

tional connections with the frame ends at ed in the correspondingsocketi26. lt is inV general desirable to have the back v10 inclined to the rear to some extent7 and as herein disclosed this effect is obtained by constructing.

each rear post 18 of the frame endswitha bend at the point 3() adjacent to the location Y of the bolt 29, and by forming each end mem ber 13 `of the baclrlO with a corresponding bend ata pointl adjacent to the slot 28. As shown most clearly in Fig. 5, the open end of the slot Q8 is just below the point 31 so that the slot may extend, at aslight inclination, upwardly substantially centrallyofthe part of the member above the bend, thereby facilitating` the placing vof the back 10 on the ends 13 with the dowels 25 in the sockets 26 and with the bolts 29 in the slots 28. After the back and ends have been assembledin this relation they are clamped together bysuitable means such as wing nuts 32 threaded on the inner ends of the bolts 29 and preferably acting against washers interposed between the wing nuts 32 and the end members 18.

The frame ends 14 are used to support the bed structure proper wh ich as here illustrated has a frame 33'with ends each made up of top and bottom rails 34 and uprights 35 joining these rails at their ends, and with rails 3K6 adjacent to the ends 14C of the outside frame and connecting the ends of the frame 33 at both top and bottom. The connection between the frame 83 and the ends 14 may be obtained in any suitable manner as, for eX- ample, by means of hooks 38 secured to the posts 17 and 18 near the lower ends thereof and adapted to enter slots in the uprights of the frame 33 and cooperate with the material at the upper ends of the slots to support the frame 33 and connect it securely to the ends lll.A tlwillfbefevidentthat this-arf' rangement gives `strong connection 'between the ends 14, and that, 1n general, the frame 38 is connected. with the ends 14 before the back 10 is applied to these ends.

It should be understood that various changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts and that various parts maybe used without others, without departing from the true spirit and'scopeof the.

invention.

What I'claim as new is: 1. In-a supporting frame: for'b'ed strucl tures, the combination o-f two frame ends'each having at its reari edge a postl of which the front part extends to substantially the full height of the end and of` which the rear part terminates in an' upwardly facing supporting shoulder ata lowerilevel and lis provided with az:soclret extendingrdownwardly from said shoulder, aboltextending through each of said posts below the level of the shoulder thereof/and .with its threaded end projecting towards the otherendrof theframei, aframe back includingiat eachend an uprighth'aving. at the upper `partfth'ereof an outwardly projectingiportioinofwhich the bottom constitutes a'downwardly facing shoulder to rest on the upwardly facing shoulder of the'- adjacent post and a dowelprojecting downwardly from the downwardly facing-shoulciler to enter said socket and hold the corresponding parts against lateral displacement, each of said uprights having a slot'eartending longitudinallythereof andopen atiits lower en'dto receive the corresponding.boltwhen the-back is loweredginto position to place the dowels in `the "sockets, and means: including afnuton each of said bolts for clamping the frame back and the frame ends together` in assembled relation.

2; Infasupporting'framefor! bed structures, the combination of two frame ends each having ath-its rearjedge post of which the front partiextends` to substantially the full heightfof the end andof which the rear part terminatesinfan upwardly facing supporting shoulder at a lower level, a bolt extend# ing through each of said posts below the level of theshoulder thereof and with its threaded end projectingtowards the otherL end1of the frame, a frame- -baek' including ateach end an uprighthaving atthe upper=part thereof an outwardly projecting portion ofwhich the bottom constitutes a downwardly'facing shoulder to reston the vvupwardlyfacing shoulf' i l der of the adjacent post,` e doWel eid/ending away from one of the shoulders, and a: socket in the other shoulder and entered by the `doWel for holding `the corresponding parts r the frame ends together in assembled relation. Y

lagainst lateral displacement, each of said uprights having a slot extending longitudinal,`

ly thereof and open at its lower end to receive the corresponding boltlwhen the back is lowered into position to placethe doWels` in the sockets,`and means including a nut on each of' said bolts for clamping the frame back and BENJAMINAM.` FRAN K. 

